Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-28
The Grants.
Washington Cor. Cleveland Leader.

washington OCT. CleFeI60O LFaQer.
Harrison, General Grants old body.
servant, tells me that Colonel Fred
Grant is in business in New York, and
that the family areliving there. Jesse
Grant is in San Francisco, and Ulysses
is attending to the interests OF his
wife's estate in Mexico. l asked him
how Grant felt when he gave his relics
over to the Government. He replied
that the General was very we'll pleas,
ed that the Government could get
them. General Grant said that he
felt that they ought to be kept to-
gether, and if they were divided
among his family they would be
scattered. 'There was danger at the
time" said Harrison, "that the cred.
itors of Grant & Ward might take
them, and I remember vel! when ]
had finished packing them, and told
HIM that they were ready for shipping,
how much relieved helooked, and how
he said, I am very glad of it,
But tho taking away OF those
relics" said Harrison, ''made little
difference in the looks OF Grants
house. The rooms were only barefor
q day or two. After that they were
filled with things fully as curious, and
some almost as valuable. l dom
suppose any man ever received so
many presents as General Grant He
did not know what he had There
were boxes upon boxes of rare and
curious things stored away which had
been shipped from Europe during his
tour, and some of which had never
been unpacked. A great many things
had been put away because he had
not room for them, and these had
been forgotten. They were brought
out after the relics were sent to Wash.
ington, and thought the house look.
ed better than ever"
"When did Grant first realize the
fact of his approaching death?"
1T was at DR.. Douglas office in
New York. He was alone with DR..
Douglas and myself. Grant had just
had an examination of his throat,
and he asked DR.. Douglas if he could
assure him that his trouble would not
develop into q cancer. Douglas told
him that he could not assure him OF
this fact, but that he hoped he might
be able to cure him. General Grant
then said: If you think thus, DR..
Douglas, there is hope for me. Soon
after this Grants carriage came and
went away. As we drove off he told
me not to say anything to the family
as to what DR.. Douglas had said
Throughout his whole sickness Gen.
eral Grants family never knewhow
much pain he suffered. From the
time Of his sickness till his death
was not two hours absent from
him. Many nights he would walk the
floor all night. When the family
would ask him in the morning how he
had rested he would say, Pretty we'll,
and would try to appear cheerful. He
had the most terrible pain all the
time, and I don't think he had a. mo.
ments cessationfrom pain duringthose
last months. He felt greatly relieved
when he had finished his book, and
his happiest days were those just be-
fore his death. During his whole sick.
ness he never grew irritable or lost
his temper. He was the kindest man
/ ever knew, and he had a great love
for his family. Mrs. Grant called him
Ulysses and she was very fond of him.
He always called her Mrs. Grant, and
he was certainly one Of the best oi
husbands,"